To tide fans over until the North American leg of their international Free Your Mind tour, in support of their fourth album of the same name, begins, Cut Copy have dropped Larry Gus’ remix of “We Are Explorers.” Continue...

Oh what a tangled web we weave. After manipulating Dolla Hyde co-owner Lucas (T.I.) into creating a new shoe line completely separate from the rest of the company–essentially pushing him out with a worthless product–Marty, Lucas’ partner Dre (Mekhi Phifer) and the rest of the Pod’s carefully laid plans come crashing down in “Middlegame.” Continue...

EP’s have always been a place where bands can feel free to explore their more experimental impulses. Maybe bring in new instruments, or let the drummer write a song. They can also serve as a “state of the band” address, giving the fans an idea of where the act is headed on their next full release. On Real Hair, the new EP from Speedy Ortiz, the band doesn’t do anything terribly drastic, but they offer up fours songs that showcase why they are probably the best pure indie rock band playing today. Continue...

Operating in the same offbeat, avant garde-meets-what-the-hell-was-that lane occupied by Bjork with a touch of Madonna-style tongue in cheekiness, the “art rap goddess” Bunny Michael shimmies and shakes in an alternate universe in her new video for “Gasonlina.” Continue...

Families. You don’t pick them, and even when you do, whoever you’d surround yourself with would inevitably be a source of frustration, stress, worry and pain, and vice versa. Hopefully those who share your bloodline, or are your family by choice, also bring joy, happiness and of course love into your life as well. But you can’t have the positive without the negative. House Of Lies fifth episode of the third season, the curiously titled “Soldiers,” sees many characters try to define, struggling against or embrace the idea of family. Continue...

Influenced by the likes of 70′s era Bowie, The Clash, The Stooges and Interpol, San Francisco-based quartet Dangermaker’s emotionally intense style of rock has created a bit of a buzz, leading to high-profile showcases at SXSW in Austin and CMJ. Continue...

After unveiling their reworking of The Monks’ classic “Drugs In My Pocket,” from their Freedom’s For The Brave album, The New Royales roll out another cover, this time of Foster Sylvers’ “Misdemeanor.” Continue...

“Pink-ass polos with a fucking backpack, but everybody knows you brought real rap back” says Kanye on “I Am A God,” one of his latest genre-redefining songs. He is referring, of course, to the game changing image he put forth on his 2004 solo debut The College Dropout. This month marks the 10 year anniversary of one of the truly monolithic albums of recent memory. While the albums influence really can’t be understated, I would contend that The College Dropout is Kanye’s weakest record, which is to say it is a very good album, but doesn’t quite compare to his next five efforts. Continue...

After burning Galweather to the ground and joining the new firm in last week’s “Boom,” Jeannie and Marty clash over what her–and by extension his–new role will be in the aptly titled “Associates.” Continue...